Health officials launch review of Joan Rivers' throat clinic

Comedian Joan Rivers talks to reporters as she arrives for a gala honoring the late stand-up comedian George Carlin, the 11th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient, at the Kennedy Center in Washington in this file photo taken November 10, 2008. (Reuters file photo)

Health officials in New York have launched a review into the clinic where Joan Rivers suffered a cardiac arrest during a routine throat procedure.

The veteran comedienne’s heart stopped while she was undergoing a procedure at the Yorkville Endoscopy clinic in the Big Apple on Thursday. She was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital where she remains on life support in a serious condition.

It has now emerged officials at the New York State Health Department are looking into the incident.

A representative for the body tells TMZ.com they are “reviewing the matter” and have contacted the clinic where Rivers underwent the procedure.

The review is not a formal investigation and could take several weeks to conclude.